It's been 30 years, and the narrator has grown up. He's asked the old bachelor to marry him, and he's grown to love him. He wants to know why. The old man says it's because he feels bad about what his cousin said, but the narrator doesn't know what to say. He asks the old man to tell him what he thinks. The narrator tells him that he looks like the old guy, but that the man's personality and temperament are completely different. He says he'll be the only person in his heart that's in love with him. The two decide to go for a walk together.